Wiliamu Surname
Approximately 3,595 people bear this surname
Wiliamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,593 | 1:14,735 | 1,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Wiliamu (1,826) may also be a first name.
Wiliamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiliamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wiliamu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiliamu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 126,424th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,027,134 people. The last name Wiliamu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wiliamu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wiliamu is also the 178,582nd most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 1,826 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,593 people, or 1 in 14,735. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 14 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 10 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamu | 93 | 7,298 | / |
| Wiliamou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wilamu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Williamou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Willliamu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Williammu | 88 | 0 | / |
| Viliamu | 86 | 167 | / |
| Biliamu | 86 | 45 | / |
| Willaimu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Biliaimu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vilamu | 77 | 84 | / |
| Bilamu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Wulamu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wilemu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Welamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wilheimus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Willyamou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Welamou | 71 | 593 | / |
| Wellamu | 71 | 44 | / |
| Bilamau | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bilamou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bailamu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wilhemu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bilaumu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bilamuj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bilhamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beliamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beilamau | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiliamu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis